The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-10
wOMAN'S FAvoRITE Triple.
How the Delicious Ice Cream Soda has
Superseded Pink Lemonade.

From. the Ne,U York World.
Strawberry and vanilla mixed, please,
and don't make it too sweet"
There is the succulent sound of a syrupy
pour, gentle fizz and a gurgling gush, a
delicate splash, as q lump of ice cream finds
its way from a big metal scoop to the depths
of the crystal glass, another ogitdto, dppdS-
Siondto, furioso, top-otf fizz, and the fair
"guzzler" of Gotham is served with her
ice cream soda.
where, but not as they drink it here in New
YOrk-which is by the hour, by the minute,
by the gallon, by the liquid ton. From
early morn to dewy eve the stream of
fenininity and the stream of soda pass,
ceaselessly, behind the window shades of the
confectioner's, where the delicacy is sup
posed to be served in its fizziest and most
fascinating form. At big desk, near the,
door, and beneath dangling placard,
which bears the following instructive legend:
"Buy your soda water checks here" sits a
placid and cold young woman, warhling
mOnotOnOuS refrain lone or two! Plain or
cream! Z" and dealing forth small solferino,
waterproof tickets, which are eagerly
bounced upon by the thirsting swarm and
hurried away to the marble bar presided
over by the rapid, elusive soda water clerk.
manipulate the ice cream soda with pleas
ing dexteritv born of long and assiduous cul-
tivation. They fit noiselessly among the
array of bottles, deftly distinguishing Vichy
from Apollinaris by the sense of feel ex-
tract the juice from the slippery and decep-
tive lemon in the twinkling of an eye, never
confuse chocolate with cranberry, nor insult
the palate which craveth pineapple by the
offer of sarsaparilla.
They mix and scoop and stir and serve
the pushing, scranbling, insistent mass be-
fore them silently, swiftly, neatly, and with
an air of federation which gives a qualified
pleasure to the recipient The writer fol
lowed one of these nymphs Of the soda water
fount TO q quiet corner, whittier she had re-
paired to quench her thirst with glass of
clear, cald water, and when asked why she
did not take an ice cream soda she responded
briefly with an. amiable "Ughm expressive
of nausea which supplied all Conversational
deficiencies Later moved to further con-
fdence. she placed one round jersey-clad ell
bow on the counter, mussed up her bang
with one plump hand and proceeded to dis
course, glad of brief respite from the eter
nal mixing process.
81 don't see how they can drink it. But
then they don't live in it, as l do"
Been living in it longY she was asked.
"'Bout four years now" with a giggle
which ended in groan.
ooh, YES, but you don't serve ice cream
soda all the year round, you know"
Don't we. Well! | should remark that
we did. Why, the rush begins here before
NAV 1, and it keeps up harder'n harder all
through June, July and August. In August
tho people tear in here and drink two or
three sodas right down one after'n other.
They thin Off through tho fall till winter,
and then though we do an irregular bust
ness on the ice cream, we sell the soda hot
with bouiilon, coffee and chocolate. SEEMS
S if people have got TO drink something in
New York all the time"
"They seem in hurry for it today AT
that moment sharp PoSing and prodding
match to get to the counter took place be
tween a parasol and pair of elbows.
"Hah! That's nothing They always
FIGHT moro or less--usually more. Ladies
amt very polite in stores, anyway, ladies'
amt with naive conviction. why, I've
often seen 'crl take aim and come down on
each others feet 50 as 70 get a place close to
do counter. Then they hurry the girls up
20 wait on them and they all expect TO bc
served first, no matter when they come IN
They most always forget 10 stop at tho desk
10 buy their checks and come right up To
the counter and look rs If they could bite
through il when You ask them to go back
for check" FIR IN n good point OF obsorvn-
tion lovely woman taken en- maSse In search
of soda water appeared like n pushing, polk
inc scramhlng, scratching, discomteOus and
inconsidcrnte rnbble in the midst OF which
the muscular and especially the under
bred individual possessed an immense advau-
tage. She sails in with defiant air, crushes
an infant or two on her way up to the desk,
grabs a check that was intended for some
BODY else aud shoulders a path uncere-
'moniously through the line OF her indignant
sisterhood. She secures the only idle clerk,
over the heads of two or three other women
who have been waiting ten minutes for
their turn TO come around, and having
swallowed her soda water in one gleeflu
gulp she pursues triumphant course in
6lissful Indifference TO the destruction
beneath her chariot wheels.
"What is the favorite extractT asked the
writer Not that 1t matters tiiD whether